Chicago receives first batch of new Bombardier railcars
The 26 car-delivery is the first of a 706-car order of 5000 Series railcars, for which full production is under way.
The 26 car-delivery is the first of a 706-car order of 5000 Series railcars, for which full production is under way.
The East 55th Street Rapid Station is one of the few that services the Red, Blue and Green lines, as well as connecting east and west side transit, along with linking bus-to-rail service.
All Sprinters are powered by a 3.0-liter BlueTEC diesel engine and all versions are equipped with a number of Mercedes-Benz safety features — ESP stability and rollover control, ABS anti-lock brakes, Brake Assist and traction control.
Money can be saved by merging administrative functions, cutting premium benefits and changing guidelines that determine the employment terms for transit operators.
Funding will enable patrols of Sun Tran’s transit facilities, with more than $200,000 of this funding dedicated to pay for Tucson Police Department personnel over the next three years. The grant also funds a public awareness campaign to educate riders on transit safety and security.
Commuters have left their cars in the driveway and hopped on the bus, the King County Water Taxi and even bicycles. King County Metro reported more riders than usual on both buses and water taxis.
When service begins again, Metro-North trains will return to the full pre-storm schedule of 26 daily trains and 14 trains each weekend day and the interim train-bus-train service will cease.
Added a seventh hub in Atlanta. Area residents can now travel to 11 cities throughout the Southeastern U.S., including Charlotte, N.C., Memphis, Tenn. and Orlando, Fla.
There were 69 physical assaults in the first nine months of this year — compared with 57 during the same stretch last year.
The agency will analyze various high-capacity transit alternatives for the South Central Phoenix corridor on Central Avenue between downtown Phoenix and Baseline Road.
Funds will put an estimated 260 people to work making long-overdue improvements to the MBTA’s 50-mile Fitchburg commuter rail line, one of the state’s oldest passenger rail lines still in service. The investment will increase the train line's maximum speed by nearly 20 miles per hour, while greatly improving safety and on-time performance to 17 communities and 18 stations.
The alleged assailant was arrested at the stop by the responding officers and taken to the Major Crimes unit to be charged.
To furnish, deliver, install, test and commission an Intelligent Transit Management System at Florida International University (FIU). American Coach Lines operates FIU's bus fleet.
Private Transportation Corp. operates the city's public B110 bus under a franchise arrangement. N.Y.C. DOT told the operator to stop forcing women to give up their seats in the front to promote Hasidic customs of gender separation.
The streetcar line is expected to be completed by 2015.
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